SURREY – A $330 million GEC EDUCATION Mega Centre (EMC) in Surrey has been committed to by the Global Education Communities Corp. (GECC) and Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) organization the Pure...
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CN TO INVEST $615 MILLION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - CN has announced plans to invest approximately $615 million CAD in British Columbia, as part of its 2025 capital investment program. This investment will support strategic...
MAXCRAFT AVIONICS PURCHASED BY MAVERICK AVIATION GROUP
PITT MEADOWS – Maverick Aviation Group Limited has acquired Pitt Meadows-based avionics installation, repair and design engineering services firm Maxcraft Avionics Ltd. Maxcraft’s client base...
ICBA ECONOMICS: NDP PAPERING BC FORESTRY TO DEATH
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia’s forest products sector has been struggling for several years, weighed down by a mix of dwindling fibre supply, high...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 23, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Ken Holland of Vernon was named the new general manager of the LA Kings. Rusty Spur has recently acquired Vernon's Briteland Holdings. Dr. W. Stephen McNeil,...
FRASER INSTITUTE: CANADA HAD THIRD-LARGEST INCREASE IN TOTAL GOVERNMENT DEBT
Debt (relative to te economy) among 40 high-income countries OTTAWA - Since 2014, Canada’s total government debt—including federal, provincial and local governments—has exploded, finds a new study...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 20, 2025
Location: Surrey (industrial new) Address: 12900 87 Ave - Industrial - Office - MA Stewart Description: New industrial development - 3 storeys - single tenant industrial building - industrial,...
TLA STATEMENT ON NEW PROVINCIAL FOREST ADVISORY COUNCIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - For 82 years, the TLA’s long history of supporting the forward movement of BC’s forest sector with the core objective of ensuring the ongoing prosperity of the contracting...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 20, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Jill McKnight, a Delta MP, has been appointed as the new minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence in Canada. The Ladner...
FERRO BUILDING SYSTEMS LTD. ENTERS INVIGORATED NEW ERA AS SECOND GENERATION BUSINESS
SURREY – When Maxime Spakowski took on the role of Principal and CEO of Ferro Building Systems Ltd. five years ago, she knew she was stepping into some big shoes. However, in this instance they were...
LANGLEY CHAMBER: UNEMPLOYMENT RISES TO 6.9% NATIONALLY, 6.2% IN BC
LANGLEY - Data for Business’ is an effort of the Langley Chamber, in partnership with the Canadian Chamber’s Business Data Lab, to bring our members reports, stats, and analysis on economic and...
SURREY MAYOR DELIVERS STATE OF CITY ADDRESS CITING PLANS FOR GROWTH
SURREY - City of Surrey Mayor, Brenda Locke, recently delivered her 2025 State of the City Address at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel on May 14, citing plans to build the community that is...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 16, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Hugh Watt has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Acera Insurance. Alexi Bonnis has been appointed as the Site Superintendent at Aquilini Group....
MEI: OTTAWA’S DECADE-LONG BUREAUCRATIC EXPANSION NEEDS A CHRÉTIEN-STYLE REVIEW
OTTAWA – If it is serious about reining in spending and controlling the size of its bureaucracy, Ottawa should take a page from the Chrétien government’s 1994 Program Review, states a new MEI...
BCREA: HOME BUYERS REMAIN HESITANT IN APRIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 6,453 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in April 2025, down 14.6...
SUNOCO LP AGREES TO BUY PARKLAND CORPORATION SHARES
BURNABY – Sunoco LP has agreed to purchase all outstanding shares of Parkland Corporation for $9.1 billion. Parkland, headquartered in Calgary, has over 4,000 retail locations in 26 countries, and...